Acting Minister For Education and Sports JC Muyingo, Parliamentary Committee Chairperson for Education $ Sports Eng. Abigaba Mirembe and Uganda Health Professionals Assessment Board Members
By George Bukenya
The acting Minister of Education and Sports Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has warned commissioners to stop licensing private Health Education Institutions which don’t meet the minimum standards for they risk the lives of people when half baked professionals are passed out.
Minister Muyingo made the warning while releasing the 2026 Uganda Health Professional Assessment Board TVET Examination results for the final Semester in June, 2026 at the Office of the Prime Ministry’s Conference Hall on Tuesday, 15 2026.
“ Stick to the right requirement, for instance the standard infrastructures and the right human resource and pay attention to their competence, while carrying out continuous assessments to ensure that institutions adhere to the standards in place,’’ Dr. Muyingo directed.
He also argued the training institutions’ principals to ensure that learners are get continuous assessments to reduce on failure rates and examination malpractice.
“ Quality must be collectively monitored and adhered by all public servants if we are to achieve and delivery quality health services to the masses,’’ he said.
The Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports Abigaba Mirembe who also attended the function argued the Assessment Board to always serve with professionalism, integrity, passion and commitment.
“ As the Assessment Board, you ought to ensure that Ugandans receive safe and quality health services because that is what you are paid for. This will help to enhance service delivery in the county,’’ Eng. Abigaba stated.
He said his committee will continue to identify gaps within the Health Sector and work towards closing the such that the health systems are improved for better service delivery.
“ Government has been continuously increasing the funding to the Higher Education Student Financing Scheme and I will agitate for the enhancing of the budget allocation now that the number is overwhelming,’’ Eng. Abigaba said.
A total of 14, 086 Health TVET Trainees sat the Uganda Health Assessment Board examinations final Semester in June, 2026 and according to the board secretary, 95.8% passed.
The failure rate for the Diploma candidates was higher at 13.9% compared to their certificate counterparts who are at only 1.6%. of the total candidates, 5,377 where for Diploma while 13,665 sat for certificate examinations, only 215 certificate candidates failed while 724 Diploma candidates failed to certify the examiners and 184 absconded.